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George Turner
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Officer

George Turner

Fort Worth Police Department — Fort Worth, TX
Felonious
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End of Watch May 20, 1928
Age 33
Tour of Duty 7 mo
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Gender Male
Incident Media Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Department 58

Incident

Officer George Turner was shot and killed while attempting to stop a suspect who had tried to run him down in a car several days before. Officer Turner, a bicycle officer, was assigned to a patrol car with two other officers on the night he was shot. He spotted a vehicle that had almost run him off the road a couple of days before. Giving chase in the patrol car and overtaking the vehicle, the three officers approached the vehicle with two men and a woman inside. Officer Turner was shot point blank with a .45 automatic pistol by one of the male occupants and managed to fire one shot that missed the suspect before falling to the ground. He died 30 minutes later at a local hospital. The suspect fled on foot, and the other two officers fired shots and gave chase after one officer first spoke with Officer Turner. After months of searching, and a $500 reward was offered, the suspect was found in Chicago and brought back to stand trial. He was sentenced to life in prison but pardoned after serving only 20 years. Officer Turner had served with the agency for only 7 months.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, daughter, parents, and siblings.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Turner served with the Fort Worth Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Worth community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Turner.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Fort Worth Police Department
Type Other
Location Fort Worth, Denton County, TX
Platform Identity fwpd.tarrant.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 20, 1928
Tour of Duty 7 mo
Age 33
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

George is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1928, 201 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 13th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

George was 33. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. George had served 0.6 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

May holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Sundays: 15.2%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 23.4% of these deaths.

Every cause
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His people

Fort Worth Police Department has 59 officers remembered here, George among them.

Across the years

Officer George Turner

Fort Worth Police Department · End of Watch May 20, 1928

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 62-W

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